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Courtesy of SimFX as posted in the main forum: 

Nota Bene: Faster, but this only skips the into videos and begins with the "Press Any Key" screen.

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You simply need to create a new desktop shortcut containing the following command - it will launch the program without any of the videos:


cmd.exe /C start shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App -FastLaunch
 For Steam users, here is how to speed loading up"
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  • Right-click on the game title under the Library in Steam and select Properties.
  • Under the General tab click the Set launch options… button. Enter the following : ‘-FastLaunch’ (without the quotes)
  • Close the game’s Properties window and launch the game.

 

 

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